Japanese Teaching Topic - ENVIRONMENT

Teaching ideas, art and craft, flashcards, games, lesson plans, songs, videos, useful websites, worksheets on the Japanese teaching topic ENVIRONMENT かんきょう.

Videos

Nature and the environment videos
http://web-japan.org/jvt/category/nature.html
A variety of short videos, in Japanese and English, on various topics about nature and the environment.

Websites

Green energy
http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia28/en/feature/index.html#2
An article on reducing greenhouse gases.  In english and AJpanese.

Renewable energy
http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia28/en/feature/feature06.html
An article about renewable energy, wave and tidal power. (In English and Japanese.)

Rubbish in Japan
http://www.city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp/hamaJa/12_gomi_index.htm
Read about the rules of rubbish in Japan in Japanese.

Solar power
http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia28/en/feature/feature04.html
Read about Japan being the leader in solar power production. (In English and Japanese.)

Worksheets

Plastic bags
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/japanese/continuers/changing_world/issues/current_read/currentreadtasks.html
Read about the problem of plastic bags in Japan and answer questions. (Task 6)

Protecting the environment
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/japanese/continuers/changing_world/issues/current_read/currentreadtasks.html
Read about the environment and answer questions. (Task 7)

Reuse, Recycle, Refuse
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/japanese/assets/pdf/articles/bc_furoshiki.pdf
Read an article on reusing, recycling and refusing.  Then answer questions.